Brest vs Reims Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Stade Brest need to re-focus on Ligue 1 and they got back to winning ways last weekend as they take on a Stade de Reims side enduring a miserable season and continue to battle relegation.
Kick-off date/time: Sunday 16th March, 2025: UK – 4:15pm / US ET – 12:15pm / US PT – 9:15am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports
How to watch online: UK – Ligue 1 pass / US – beIN Sports
Brest Team News: A few issues
Former Borussia Dortmund centre-back Soumaila Coulibaly remains a doubt for Brest this weekend alongside key attackers such as Romain Del Castillo and former Brighton and Hove Albion man Abdallah Sima.
Predicted XI (4-4-1-1): Bizot; Lala, Chardonnet, Le Cardinal, Haidara; Pereira Lage, Lees-Melou, Magnetti, Sima; Camara; Ajorque
Unavailable: Locko (Injured), Salah (Injured)
Questionable: Coulibaly (Injured), Del Castillo (Injured), Sima (Injured), Balde (Injured)
Reims Team News: Nothing new
There are no fresh injury concerns for Stade de Reims to deal with as Paris Saint-Germain loanee Gabriel Moscardo remains a doubt, whilst key attackers such as Reda Khadra and Mohamed Daramy are long-term absentees.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Diouf; Sekine, Okumu, Gbane, Sergio Akieme; Atangana, John Patrick; Ito, Teuma, Nakamura; Diakite
Unavailable: Fofana (Injured), Khadra (Injured), Daramy (Injured), Pefok (Injured)
Questionable: Gabriel Moscardo (Injured)
Brest vs Reims Prediction
Stade Brest earned themselves a comfortable 2-0 defeat of Angers at Stade Francies-Le Ble last weekend thanks to goals in either half from Abdallah Sima and Romain Faivre. Brest have been knocked out of both the UEFA Champions League and the Coupe de France recently but they are still in the hunt for a top-half finish in Ligue 1. Luka Elsner was sacked and replaced by Samba Diawara last month with Diawara’s first game being a surprising penalty shootout victory over Angers in the quarter-finals of the cup but their awful league form has continued since then with a loss to Monaco followed up by a 2-0 defeat at home to Auxerre last weekend. Brest, especially with their home advantage, will be expected to come out on top in this one.
Brest vs Reims Tip: Brest to win
